IUCN status: Extinct
Last seen: Potorous platyops were last seen in 1875 in South Western Australia
Broad-faced potoroos were last confirmed in Perth, WA 31 years after cats arrived (Current submission).
Broad-faced potoroos were last confirmed in Norseman, WA one year before cats arrived (Current submission).
There are no studies evidencing a link between cats and the
extinction of broad-faced potoroos. In contradiction with the claim, the
extinction record from Norseman pre-dates the cat arrival record.
Abbott, The spread of the cat, Felis catus, in Australia: re-examination of the current conceptual model with additional information. Conservation Science Western Australia 7 (2008).
Current submission (2023) Scant evidence that introduced predators cause extinctions. Conservation Biology
IUCN Red List. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ Accessed June 2023